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Nature 436, 191-192 (14 July 2005) | doi: 10.1038/nature03974
Avian flu: H5N1 virus outbreak in migratory waterfowl
H. Chen1,2, G. J. D. Smith1,2, S. Y. Zhang3, K. Qin1,2, J. Wang1,2, K. S. Li1, R. G. Webster1,2,4, J. S. M. Peiris1,2 and Y. Guan1,2
The highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus has become endemic in poultry in southeast Asia since 2003 and constitutes a major pandemic threat to humans1. Here we describe cases of disease caused by H5N1 and transmission of the virus among migratory geese populations in western China. This outbreak may help to spread the virus over and beyond the Himalayas and has important implications for developing control strategies.
- Joint Influenza Research Center (SUMC & HKU), Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515031, China
- Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
- Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA
Correspondence to: Y. Guan1,2 Email: yguan@hkucc.hku.hk
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